Brush



H. JORDAN.

BRUSH.

APPLlCATlON HLED AUGJQ, 19

1,364,996. Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

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flu m3; r1 ofdan/ BY WM ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOVEY JORDAN, or BURLINGTON, VERMONT;

BRUSH.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, I-IovnY JORDAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Chittenden and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brushes. While my improvements are of particular importance when employed in association with tooth brushes, it is conceivable that they may be used with equal advantage in other connections, forinstance a hair brush which is one of several illustrations. I have a number of motives in view, among them being the provision of means of a simple and effective nature by which a brush head can be detachably held to a handle, so that a fresh head may be substituted for another if neces sary or one of a different character may be put in its place, the head when in operative position being held in position on the handle in a strong substantial manner. While as I intimate the invention is capable of incorporation in various kinds of brushes, it is found of particular advantage when used in connection with a tooth brush.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of the present specification I have shown in detail several of the many differentforms of embodiment of the invention which to enable those skilled in the art to practice the same will be set forth fully in the following description. I am obviously not restricted to this showing. I may depart therefrom in a number of respects within the scope of the invention defined by the claim following said description.

Referring to said drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a handle.

Fig. 2 is a like view of a head.

Fig. 3 is a like view of the forward portion of the brush with the head thereon.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of a frame constituting part of a modified form of head.

Figs. 5 and 6 are similar views of brush members.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The device includes in its construction a handle or shank, that denoted in a general way by 2 having been found quite satisfactory and being of the substance from which the handle of an ordinary tooth brush is made such as celluloid, bone, wood or some- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan, 11 1921;

Application filed August 19, 1920.

Serial No. 404,494.

thing of a like nature. The forward portion of the handle is thickened or enlarged as at 3 to present a bearing portion. While as shown this thickened or bearing portion is integral with the front end of the handle, th s may not always be necessary. The thickened or bearing portion has as shown a fiat upper surface 4 upon which the brush head, of whatever nature it may be, may be sustained, this brush head being removably connected with the handle in some suitable'way one of'which I will hereinafter set forth. The front end of the bearing part of the handle has as shown a notch or slot 5 extending the complete depth thereof and also of the thickened or bearing part 3 and practically midway of the transverse extent thereof. This notch or slot functions as I will hereinafter set forth. The fiat surface 6 of the thickened or bearing portion is engageable by the removable head or some convenient part thereof such as a stop generally in the form of a flange; this flat sur face 6 in turn has an opening as 7 intended to receive a suitable holding member such as a screw 8 in which event the wall of the opening will be threaded to be engaged by the threads of the screw as I will hereinafter set forth.

The brush head shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is denoted in a general way by 8 and as shown comprises a flat body 9 usually in the form of a strip the superficial surface of which agrees practically with that of the upper flat surface of the bearing or thickened portion 3, being adapted to removably rest thereon. This body 9 has embedded in it bristles 10 which constitute the brushing part of the brush. It has in addition at its back end a depending flange 11 constituting a suitable stop which when the parts are in assembled relation is adapted to fit against the fiat face 6 of the bearing 3. The forward end of the body 9 has as shown, the tongue 12 of practically rectangular construction and this is adapted to enter the notch or slot 5 to which I have referred, at the front of the handle. When the tongue 12 bottoms in this notch or slot 5 the flange or stop 11 is brought substantially against the flat rear surface of the bearing 3 at which time the screw 13 will be passed through the central opening of the flange 11, introduced into the opening 7 and then turned home to hold the brushing member or head substantially and securely in place against accidental movement yet permitting when desired its ready detachment.

In Fig. 4: I show a modification, one ofseveral. In this case the brushing head is removably associated with the handle or shank and as shown involves a practically rectangular frame or body'15 of some suitable material. This frame ordinarily consists of vulcanized rubber and its front cross bar has a tongue 16 an equivalent of the tongue 12 and its rear crossbar is furnished with a flange 17 practically a. duplicate of the flange or stop 11, the tongue 16 obviously entering a notch or slot as 5 in the handle or shank and the flange 17 fitting against the surface on the handle as described in connection with the other construction. Between the frame and a hearing. as 8 isinterposed the brushing member or portion. 18 (Fig. 5) which consists generally of cloth or textile material for instance after the fashion. of the wellknown Turkish towel. In Fig. 6 the brush ing member 19 may consist of a strip of soft rubber which is papillated after for instance the fashion of the ordinary bath pad. The

papillae of the strip present the active portion of the brush.

I present as will be clear a brush Which may be kept clean and sanitary and by which many objections of the customary tooth brush are Wholly avoided. The article is capable of inexpensive manufacture and has been found effective in practice.

IVhat I claim is:

A brush comprising a handle having an enlargement at its front end, a body fitted a ainst the enlargement and provided with a brush portion, one end of the body having a depending tongue, the forward end of the enlarged portion having a notch to receive the tongue, the back end of the body having a flange fitted against the rear end of the enlargedportion, and a screw extending through the flange and threaded into the rear of the enlarged portion.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HOVEY JORDAN.

I'Vitnesses H. H. HIGGINS, G. H. JORDAN. 

